RE: Recent production23 Jul 2024 07:44
SB,
It would be foolish of Angus to simply drill new wells to avoid the "royalties" on the existing wells and their production.
8% royalties s quiet minimal in comparison to the time, cost, and added drilling risk, add to that, it is unlikely that any new wells drilled would be positioned for draining the already producing area, it would be pointless.
Any new well/s need to be targeting areas that "may not have been drained, be that through geological compartmentalisation, faulting, variation in the permeability etc etc...
Angus have mentioned re-opening of further existing well/s, maybe with velocity strings in them or to do as before and maybe use the motherbore to drill out a new sidetrack, the question may be if they are also deemed eligible for royalties being existing wells in the field ?? if the royalty deal stated "any" existing wells, or did they manage to be well specific ?? we don't actually know.